Submerged vertical paddle-wheel.



l L. VUJA'GEK. SUBMERGED VBBTIGAL PADDLB WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILI-1I) MAR.. 16,1908.

Patented June 1, 1909.l

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Patented June 1, loos.

Original application #lied February 8,1!1906, Seal No. 300,127. ividedand this application tiled axilx 16, 1958.

Serial'No. @21.576.

being a division my application for Let ters-Pistoni; of the UnitedStates of America.'

med-February S, 1906, Serial .Nm-300,127 :mail do herebygdeclare thefollowing te be n fnll, ciecr, u ndjexeczdescriptin of the invention,such nsf'wili nble others ski'iled in y tleur't to Whicliiit nppertainsto -maizeend 2g y ubmerged feathering nce the sa me, reference beinghad. tothe accionar-yi' drawinge and minors of ref-'- erehcemar edthereon, which form a 'port of this specification.

@his invention relates to improvements in addio wheels 'and it has forIits objects, mounting of the paddlewheel with reference to its bearings;second, to Vprotect the paildlewheel a einst injury byimpact with theground on third, to strengthen the entire mechanism'. i attain theseobjects by the mechanism shown in tho accrmipnnying drawing, wherein, f

Figure 1 isnA vertical sectional view, partly iirside elevation; and,Fig. '2 n similar View. iililstrating n 'modiiicntion.

In the-drawing, a designates n vessel iu l a benl-ing projecting fromthe keel portion ihcreof.

c designate u \erticnl hollow shaft Suit-` shaft journnlcxl in shaft cund nlsolin bouc/- A ing b. Shaft u in this instance is thc steer'- ingshaft and it is formed nt its lower end with c pinion c; shaft d isthepowor shaft f midit carries at its lower end the flattened lTheceeino is preferebl Ycnsjing f. receiving the lower omlof shaft fl.made 1n two sec tions, as iown, tofaeilitnte access to th rst, toimprove. the' nico within the. easing arexixeclthc pinions rf which aregeared with 'the ypinion c by 'means of the intermediate pinioncj'.

The construction shown iin-F is snbstantiaily the same, except thntnthis instance ihe hollow shaft, la is tlie'dniviny 'shaft and carriesthe coniugi while the shalt.

ist eetcering shaft, being: geared with the spindles n for the blades oin the scmc nnm'-a Provided at only one side of the caeing, 2', e.,

oelow it, for instance, instand of .at both sides,'above and below it,as in Fi 1.,

The operation is as follows: In dig. 1 the casing is rotated by thedriving shaft (l and carries the blades around with it, each bladeAbeingeaused toxotate on its eyfn axis by virtue ofthe pmions 6,] and i;steering 1s cii'ected by rot-ating shaft c, whereby, at any prei''determined pointhintheir c cle of movement bodily around t e v'cm3 othe casing, thc

blades muy he cnnsed'to nssiunethe angle.,

"required relntivelyltothe longitudinal axis of the vessel in shapingthe course of the hitter. In Fig. 2, the operulonvjs the same, only herethe hollow chef drives the casing while the shcft m i en :ployecl forHicel'il'l f. l'

llfivm f thusfully idcscribed my'invention, what I c aim as news anddesire to secure by Letters Paient is: :n i v 1. The combination of crotary casinga gear journaled centinlly'iin the cosing. means forrotctingfthe ein', means for rotating the' ccsi'n ,e s ind e'v journaledin thrncasing para] el wit. its axis of movement, blades carried by thespindle one'on each side off.

2.' The combination of stationary'casing,

gem', snbntentially as de-l mim i! dow mail "ing arranged below h@bearing armngcd b J shafts, one ai i nv, recevesvthe @than 1ot'aryindose can my casing, a

y. @5mg-vom@ 'pnaf i 1^ so jaar* my (raising and

